BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE seeks two non-Equity female-identifying dancers to join the ensemble of SOUL The Stax Musical by Matthew Benjamin, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and choreographed by Chase Brock. Dancers must be versatile. A background in jazz, musical theatre and/or ballet is a plus. Dancers of all ethnicities are encouraged to apply. Rehearsals will take place Tuesday, March 27, 2018 through Thursday, May 10, 2018. Performances, Thursday, May 3, 2018 through Sunday, June 10, 2018. Auditions and callbacks will be held from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

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The Birthday Party Host delivers an exciting, creative, and engaging birthday party experience. The Host should ensure smiles, laughter, excitement and positive emotions resulting in meaningful memories for all. This Host is also responsible for providing excellent and responsive service to all party guests and support the museum’s mission of playful learning and discovery through meaningful interactions.

• Master of Library & Information Science degree (or equivalent ALA accredited degree)
• Demonstrated ability and interest in providing dynamic library instruction and contributing to a team-based information literacy program
• Demonstrated ability and interest in the areas of library public services and outreach
• Demonstrated high-quality written and verbal communication
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team
• Ability to initiate and lead projects to completion
• Interest and/or experience working with diverse populations, particularly students
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in a humanities discipline preferred
• Reference experience in an academic library setting preferred
• Direct teaching or library instruction experience preferred

Organization Description:

Young Audiences/Arts for Learning, founded in Baltimore in 1950, is the country’s foremost arts-in-education non-profit organization. The Maryland chapter of Young Audiences (YA) provides more than 9,000 arts education opportunities to nearly 200,000 students, artists, and educators throughout the state each year. The staff, board, and teaching artists of YA work tirelessly to generate opportunities for all students to imagine, create, and realize their full potential through the arts.

Job Description:

Job Title: Community Art Collaborative (CAC) AmeriCorps member

Number of Openings: 12
Work Schedule: Full-time, five days a week
Hours per week: 35-40
Salary Type: Stipend
Wage/Salary: $13,732 for the year, with additional benefits
Employment Start Date: August 27, 2018

Job Description

ARTIST’S TALK BY SHELLEY NIRO

Tuesday, March 6, 6 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery with reception to follow

Shelley Niro (Mohawk, b. 1954) will speak about her art practice, including her work in the current exhibition in the library gallery, Our People, Our Land, Our Images.

Niro received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario, is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist and member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk.Niro, who received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario, is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist and member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk.

“THE WILDLY COLORFUL INK PAINTINGS OF LO CH’ING”

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 4 p.m. in room 132, Performing Arts and Humanities Building

Dr. Alfreda Murck, author of Poetry and Painting in Song China, The Subtle Art of Dissent and previous Associate Curator of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a lecture on the work of Lo Ch’ing, the poet-painter. The lecture places the artist in the context of the millennia-long tradition of Chinese landscape painting and coincides with the CADVC exhibition, The Poet’s Brush: Chinese Ink Paintings by Lo Ch’ing. Connie Rosemont will introduce Dr. Murck, the CADVC’s project, and her involvement with the Lo Ch’ing interview for the exhibition catalog.

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Image: Shelley Niro’s GIRLS, 2006. Digital print. Courtesy of the artist.